French Camp Academy Camp of the Rising Son WFCA FM 108
Rainwater Observatory Natchez Trace Historical District Rising Son Retreat Center

Travel Information

Rainwater Observatory is located one mile east of the Natchez Trace Parkway at State Highway 413/French Camp (Mile Marker 181). There is a sign on Hwy. 413 indicating the Observatory entrance.

If you are traveling from Starkville/Ackerman, we are approximately 6 miles from the intersection of Hwy.12 and 413. If you enter the village of French Camp, you went too far.

Distances to French Camp

  • from Jackson, Mississippi: 90 miles.
  • from Tupelo, Mississippi: 80 miles.
  • from Starkville, Mississippi: 40 miles.
  • from Winona, Mississippi (I-55/US 82 Exit 185): 30 miles.
  • From Memphis, Tennessee: 150 miles.

Rain Water Observatory Map

Full-page Map to French Camp